Confirmed : OLX shuts down offices in Nigeria

Mid Last year we saw Jumia Market closing down its offices and having to do away with around 15 staff personnel. By Yesterday another developing story rose in the Nigerian Ecosystem, as Techpoint.ng Reported the OLX offices were shutting. OLX is a global classifieds platform, with a physical presence in nearly 40 countries.

With no Mention of Kenya and Ghana, Reports say that the only remaining office is the current in South Africa:

“We made a difficult but important decision in Nigeria to consolidate our operations between some of our offices internationally.

Our marketplace will continue to operate here — uninterrupted — as it has since 2010, and we remain committed to the many people here who use our platform to buy and sell every month. We continue to be focused on constantly innovating to make sure that OLX remains the top classifieds platform in the country.

Of course, we are committed to helping our affected colleagues during this transition and have already offered them meaningful financial and other support. As we’ve expressed to them directly, we are extremely grateful for their many significant contributions to OLX’s success.”

says Sjoerd Nikkelen, CEO of OLX in Asia, Middle East and Africa.